Frequently Asked Questions
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Who do you ask, how much do you pay them?
Historically you ask people you know, investors, or someone you think could help. But there’s still the question of how do you pay them that makes everything awkward and a months long process to complete. With AdvisoryCloud, you immediately have access to 10,000+ executives looking to be an advisor and get board experience. Plus, you don’t have to pay them anything - they want to be able to add board work to their resume and get exposed to interesting businesses and people.
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Do you use recruiters to find people?
Only bigger private companies and public companies do this, as it can cost anywhere from 20-40% of their salary. And they are often only picking public company executives, and there are so many more qualified professionals out there who’d love to share their input at no cost.
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How do I pick the right people?
You don’t need to. When you share how you'd like your advisory board to help, it automatically triggers invitations to professionals that have that exact experience, it's that easy.
With AdvisoryCloud your advisory board can have anywhere from 5-50,000 people on it, the bigger your advisory board, the more advocates and ideas for your business.
And diversity of ideas is really valuable. There is just no way a 5-10 person advisory board can have that. You want hundreds of different aged people, different stages of life, different genders, different locations, races and viewpoints. Wait until you see all the ways and ideas that a truly large advisory board can help your business/team/special project reach new heights faster.
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How do I grow my advisory board?
When you start an advisory board on AdvisoryCloud, you can immediately tap into our 10,000+ executives on our platform interested in joining boards.
The ones that have skills that match what you’re looking for will automatically be invited, and those that want to join your board will do so. Plus, you don’t have to pay them anything - they want to be able to add board work to their resume and get exposed to interesting businesses and people.
But there are also so many other ways to invite others to your board…such as customers, social media followers and anyone else.
After starting your board, you’ll receive your own personalized link you can use to invite others to join your advisory board for free. You can use it on social media, your web site, or anywhere else you like. With one-click, they can join your advisory board and get a behind-the-scenes look, as well as become an advocate for your business.
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What should we cover in the quarterly board meetings?
What is your current biggest challenge? What is your goal for the quarter? Keep your topic focused, otherwise you’ll get advice on too broad of topics. You’ll also have an AdvisoryCloud moderator on each quarterly board meeting who will arrange live speakers to chat with you and provide fresh ideas and viewpoint.
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How do I effectively manage the board?
Historically this has been a lot of work, but not on AdvisoryCloud. Our platform manages it all for you, plus you’ll have a dedicated person at AdvisoryCloud who can help with anything along the way.
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CEO, DABBA
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Founder and CEO, Sarkesian Ventures
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Chief Investment Officer, Parallel Advisors
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